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AI exposure Healthcare practitioners and technical

Will AI replace genetic counselors?

Genetic Counselors. US occupation 29-9092.

1.2%

of the time genetic counselors spend on their work goes on tasks where AI is already being used to do that work.of genetic counselors' working hours go on tasks AI has already started taking off their plate.

Ranked 334 of 756 US occupations. More exposed than 55% of them.Further along than 55% of them.

Average US job 7.7%

Around the middle of the pack.Keeping pace with the average job.

What AI already does for genetic counselorsWhat genetic counselors no longer do alone

O*NET lists 19 tasks for genetic counselors. AI use at work shows up in 3 of them. Each score runs from 0.5, where every observed use helps a person with the task, to 1, where every use does the task outright.

  1. Identify funding sources and write grant proposals for eligible programs or services. mostly automated 0.86
  2. Read current literature, talk with colleagues, or participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in genetics.Core task automated and assisted 0.83
  3. Interview patients or review medical records to obtain comprehensive patient or family medical histories, and document findings.Core task automated and assisted 0.72

What it does not touch, yetWhat still needs a human

16 of the 19 tasks show no AI use at work in the data.

  • Analyze genetic information to identify patients or families at risk for specific disorders or syndromes.Core task
  • Assess patients' psychological or emotional needs, such as those relating to stress, fear of test results, financial issues, and marital conflicts to make referral recommendations or assist patients in managing test outcomes.Core task
  • Collect for, or share with, research projects patient data on specific genetic disorders or syndromes.Core task
  • Design and conduct genetics training programs for physicians, graduate students, other health professions or the general community.Core task
  • Determine or coordinate treatment plans by requesting laboratory services, reviewing genetics or counseling literature, and considering histories or diagnostic data.Core task
  • Discuss testing options and the associated risks, benefits and limitations with patients and families to assist them in making informed decisions.Core task
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  • Engage in research activities related to the field of medical genetics or genetic counseling.Core task
  • Evaluate or make recommendations for standards of care or clinical operations, ensuring compliance with applicable regulations, ethics, legislation, or policies.Core task
  • Explain diagnostic procedures such as chorionic villus sampling (CVS), ultrasound, fetal blood sampling, and amniocentesis.Core task
  • Interpret laboratory results and communicate findings to patients or physicians.Core task
  • Prepare or provide genetics-related educational materials to patients or medical personnel.Core task
  • Provide counseling to patient and family members by providing information, education, or reassurance.Core task
  • Provide genetic counseling in specified areas of clinical genetics, such as obstetrics, pediatrics, oncology and neurology.Core task
  • Provide patients with information about the inheritance of conditions such as cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, and various forms of cancer.Core task
  • Refer patients to specialists or community resources.Core task
  • Write detailed consultation reports to provide information on complex genetic concepts to patients or referring physicians.Core task

How that compares

Among the 65 healthcare practitioners and technical occupations, genetic counselors rank 24. The group averages 4.1%, and its most exposed job is Medical Records Specialists at 66.7%. The average US occupation sits at 7.7%.

All 756 occupations, ranked

Just above in the ranking

  1. 333Industrial Production Managers 1.3%
  2. 334Childcare Workers 1.2%
  3. 334Cooks, Restaurant 1.2%

Just below

  1. 338Funeral Home Managers 1.1%
  2. 338Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators 1.1%
  3. 340Civil Engineers 0.8%

What this does and does not mean

Exposure is observed use, not a forecast. Anthropic maps work conversations with Claude onto the tasks O*NET lists for each job and asks, of the tasks AI could speed up, which are actually being used for at work. A use that does the task outright counts in full and a use that assists a person counts half. The task scores are averaged into the occupation figure by the share of time spent on each task.

A high figure means AI is already part of how this work gets done. It does not mean anyone has been replaced. Anthropic's own reading of the labour market finds no systematic rise in unemployment among exposed workers so far, and about 14% fewer 22 to 25 year olds starting exposed jobs.No measurable rise in unemployment among exposed workers so far, and about 14% fewer 22 to 25 year olds starting these jobs. Gap years for everyone. Labor market impacts, 5 March 2026.

Task list and titles from O*NET 31.0 by the US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. Scores from the Anthropic Economic Index (CC BY). Checked 1 November 2026. How the ranking works.